Re: TORSEN CENTER - OPEN FRONT!!

[frankbauer@thevine.net]

jouko sez:
> a number of concerns to do with wheelbase,
>polar moment, weight etc.

>  They all agreed that chassis
>geometry and dynamics were an integral part of the driveability (as we all
>do) but with similar drivetrains tested, the Urq and the 200q rally cars
>behaved unlike expected.  Somebody made a comment regarding static
>assumptions based purely on wheelbase having been thrown out the window...

this is something i have wanted to bring up for a while, but the
discussion has been too noisy so far.  the only btdt arguing against the
boris affect are urq owners.  one of these guys has to try his moves in
a type 44 with torsen.  until the same guy on the same track can test
this it's apples and oranges.  btw i'm sure the extra 30-40 lbs of
bumper on each end of a us spec type 44 is not insignificant when calculating
polar moments...

frank

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